阿比-艾莉爸爸 成長歷奇

Stories about me, my family and my daughters, Abigail & Eliana.

Abigail Jackline--Father's joy. To Connie and me, Abigail is a wonderful blessing from God, our precious jewel. God blessed us with Abigail as Connie and I went through the journey of infertility.

Eliana Faith--God answers. God hears our cries and heals us not only emotionally, but He also gives us Eliana, a precious gift, as a sign of his faithfulness.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Moments to treasure about


Guess what's the treasure that these men are digging for?

Sewage pipe!!
Recently, the sewage pipe in our house is found to be "invaded" by tree roots. The result from that was devastating--clogging the water system of the house, and sewage flooded the basement where we are living. The flood contaminated the carpet and the base of the dry walls, cultivating toxic mold that would harm our health. With the swift decision made by our landlord, we now move up one level and live with our landlord's family.

It's been a week, and Abby, Connie and I got adjusted to the new setting quickly. I think little Abby is the happiest one for she can play with her little friend (the daughter of our landlord) all the time now. We've a closer encounter with our landlord's family. We sometimes cook and eat together. We share the living room. I feel that we're like camping together, renting a comfortable lodge. I'm grateful that we can care for each other despite of our differences in daily routines. We're thankful for the thoughtful considerations from our landlord's family. I pray that our presence would not bring too much inconvenience to them.

With the re-installation of the sewage pipes, dry wall, tiles and carpet, the whole restoration project will take about a month. Meanwhile, our staying with our landlord would be a treasurable memory for us.

Other updates: The toughest moment in my study is coming--I've a take home midterm exam to write for my New Testament course. There are more than 600 pages of textbook to read but I only got 3/5 of it done.....really need more efficiency and memory to absorb the content. Besides, two 2000-word papers are due soon, with another Hebrew test coming......life is just full of challenges!!!

Sunday, February 01, 2009

Can you imagine me cooking in a restaurant?


Wanna try this "Hai Nam" style chicken? I start working part-time at a Malaysian food restaurant opened by my friends. I work only 4 hours a week (on Sat from 11:30-3:30) I am learning a lot here, working in the kitchen on my first day: preparing sauce, side-dish, beef curry, even preparing the boneless "Hai Nam" style chicken. Today I had my 2nd day and I'm getting more acquainted with the work. I think the experience is so great! There's still a lot to learn......Safety and hygiene are also something great to learn in a commercial setting......I just love the kitchen with all the steelware and counter-top. ^_^ I hope to get more familiar in chopping the chicken and make it look nicer on the dish. The boneless chicken in this picture was prepared by me. Are you tempted to try? Sorry, it'll be in my stomach soon!!! ^_^

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